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MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. v. MORRIS

No. 13879.

273 F.2d 452 (1960)

MONTGOMERY WARD & CO., Incorporated, Appellant, v. Norman E. MORRIS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

January 12, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Clay Bailey, Jr., Nashville, Tenn., and David L. Dickson, Chicago, Ill., Ferriss C. Bailey, Nashville, Tenn., on brief for appellant.

A. B. Neil, Jr., Nashville, Tenn., for appellee.

Before McALLISTER, Chief Judge, MILLER, Circuit Judge, and BROOKS, District Judge.

SHACKELFORD MILLER, Jr., Circuit Judge.

In a tort action for malicious prosecution, the jury returned a verdict for appellee, awarding him compensatory damages in the amount of $25,000. The jury rejected appellee's claim for punitive damages.

Appellant's motion for a new trial, based on the contention that the verdict was excessive and given under the influence of passion and prejudice, was overruled by the District...

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